Checkrein-hook



(No Model.) Y W. G. 'JENGKS- GHEUKRBIN HOOK.

No. 405,261. Patented June 18, 1889.

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VALTER C.JENCKS, OF ARGYLE, VISCONSIN.

CHECKREIN-HOOK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 405,261, dated June 18,1889.

Application filed February 2, 1889. Serial No. 298,506. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, VALTER C. J ENOKS, a

citizen of the United States, residing at AnA vObject to provide adevice of this class which shall be simple in construction and durable,in which the checkrein may be easily inserted or adjusted, and whichshall retain it with absolute security.

The invention consists in the improved construction and arrangement ofparts, which will be hereinafter fully described with reference to thedrawings, in which-.-

Figure l is a side view of a checkrein-hook having my improvements. Fig.2 is a vertical sectional view of the same. Fig. 3 is a side view,partly in section, illustrating my improvement applied to a modifiedform of a check-hook.

The same letters refer to the same parts in all the figures.

In Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, where my invention has been shown asapplied to an ordinary post-hook, A designates the body of the hook, Bthe base of the same, and C the bolt having the nuts D, whereby thedevice is in practice attached to the harness-saddle in the usualmanner. The body of the hook comprises the lower or central portion a,the upright rear portion b, which may be either straight or S-shaped,and the front upright portion c. The latter is bent rearwardly at itsupper end to within a short distance of the rear uprightportion h, thesaid upper part d being straight and nearly horizontal. The part d isprovided with a longitudinal recess e, in which is seated a pin f, whichis forced in anoutward direction by means of a coiled spring g, arrangedin the. said recess and bearing against the inner end of the pin. The

outer end of the latter is provided. with an approximately conical headh, the point of which, when the pin is forced outwardly by the tensionof the spring, bears against the upright portion h of the checlchook.

The operation of this device will be easily understood. The checkreinmay be readily inserted into the check-hook by pressing it against theconical head of the pin f, which will then be forced inward against thetension of the spring and admit of the insertion of t drawings thecheck-hook is 'constructed in two sections E and F, the former of whichcomprises the rear upright and the base of the check-hook, the latterbeing provided with the bolt and nut for attachment to the hai'-ness-saddle, while the part F forms the main body of the hook, and isprovidedl with a perforation G for the passage of the-bolt for se curingthe device to the harness. The upper part of the hook F is straight andnearly horizontal, and is provided with a recess e, pin f, and spring g,all as above described, the proj ecting head of the pin being arrangedto bear against the upright portion b of the part E of the hook. Theoperation of this device is identical with that above described.

The advantages of this invention will be readily appreciated. Theconstruction is very simple and inexpensive, and the device forms acomplete safeguard against the annoying displacement of the checkrein,which frequently occurs.

The arrangement of the pin h in a substantially horizontal position, asheretofore described, gives an exceedingly convenient operation over avertically-arranged pin by reason of the fact that it is much easier topull a pin back horizontally in this class of devices than to draw itdown vertically. Furthermore, the position of pin h is such that lit isprotected from injury to a greater degree than if vertical-ly arranged.By arranging my pin h in the position set forth I also employ a newconstruction-WM., recessing the end of hook or arm g-while heretoforethe mounting of said pin vertically would interfere with the strengthand construction of the fasteningbolt of the entire device.

I am aware that a check-hook having the spring-actuated sliding pin toprevent displacementv of. the check-hook is not new,

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broadly. This therefore I do not claim but, Having thus described myinvention, I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent- As animproved article of manufacture, a 5 check-hook consisting of an uprightarm or post b and a hook with an upper substantially horizontal bent endWith a recess therein, a spring mounted in said recessed end of thehook, anda conical headed pin bearing against io said spring and held bythe said recessed end of the hook normally against the upright post,substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aixed mysignature in presence of Witnesses.

IVALTER C. .IENCKS Witnesses:

A. WEscoTT, T. SIMPSON, JOHN S. WADDINGTON.

